I read a book called, “Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll,” in the fifth grade. This book had a great quote which reads, “ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.” This quote really describes me during the fifth grade, so I quote it today since I still have meaningful memories. I realized in that moment I had to do something, or I’ll probably be a failure to everyone I know. In the fifth grade I found my self, I found others, I even found out how good I was at learning two sides of an argument. Although, I had to sacrifice some of my learning to learn myself, It was worth failing fifth grade! So ,what if I don’t know how to multiply big numbers or divide numbers with decimals. I never found that self-motivation in fifth grade to do my own work. I always liked to talk to my friends instead of doing something as basic as reading a book. I had no responsibilities when I was young, no one told me what was right or wrong in my decisions. So, I made some cool friends along this adventure and even opened up my feelings and become who I wanted to be. I look back and see the mistakes I’ve made, and I can proudly conclude that I regret nothing. Fifth grade was a time of false happiness. When you’re around 11 or 12 you start thinking highly. In my case I started doing the …show more content…
I remember one day actually putting in effort in my work,asking questions, and making mistakes like a student. It was an amazing feeling to finally get an A on something I created. It wasn’t soon enough that I returned to my hard headed emotions and a false bravado during class. It doesn’t feel good to get a failing grade in front of people you know. After a while it just didn’t concern me ,yet failing the fifth grade felt like my fate. Perseverance, Grit, and bravery wasn’t achievable in my mind through fifth grade. My friends were the only thing that kept me going mentally and